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lie in wait
Idioms and Phrases
Remain hidden while preparing to attack, as in The opposition was quietly lying in wait for the incumbent to make his first big mistake . This expression originally alluded to physical attacks and is now often used figuratively. [Mid-1400s] Also see lay for .Example Sentences
Except Affleck’s door came with paparazzi lying in wait, and a story was born.
He then went to his car to collect a crossbow, before returning and lying in wait for Louise Hunt, who was running her dog grooming business in a pod in the garden.
Having found some stock at another local shop, Mr Phelps worked with its manager to lie in wait there for the thief's return.
Authorities also say that Sandoval intentionally killed the victims by means of lying in wait and committed multiple murders, according to the charges.
He also admitted the special circumstance allegations of murder for financial gain and murder while lying in wait.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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